Liquid Tension Experiment

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Liquid Tension Experiment is an instrumental progressive metal supergroup formed by members of Dream Theater and other virtuoso musicians, known for its complex, improvisation-heavy compositions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American musical group
instrumental rock band
progressive metal supergroup
activePeriod late 1990s
albumType studio album
associatedBand Dream Theater NERFINISHED
associatedMusician John Petrucci NERFINISHED
Jordan Rudess NERFINISHED
Mike Portnoy NERFINISHED
Tony Levin NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
formedInYear 1997
genre instrumental rock
progressive metal
progressive rock
hasAlbum Liquid Tension Experiment NERFINISHED
Liquid Tension Experiment 2 NERFINISHED
Liquid Tension Experiment 3 NERFINISHED
hasEP Liquid Trio Experiment NERFINISHED
hasLiveAlbum Liquid Tension Experiment Live 2008 NERFINISHED
hasSubProject Liquid Trio Experiment NERFINISHED
influencedBy Dream Theater NERFINISHED
King Crimson NERFINISHED
progressive rock of the 1970s
instrumentation Chapman Stick NERFINISHED
bass guitar
drums
guitar
keyboards
languageOfLyrics none (instrumental)
member John Petrucci NERFINISHED
Jordan Rudess NERFINISHED
Mike Portnoy NERFINISHED
Tony Levin NERFINISHED
notableCharacteristic complex song structures
improvisation-heavy music
instrumental compositions
long instrumental jams
virtuosic musicianship
notableSong Acid Rain NERFINISHED
Biaxident NERFINISHED
Paradigm Shift NERFINISHED
When the Water Breaks NERFINISHED
originatedAs side project of Dream Theater members
primaryRecordingMethod live studio improvisation
recordLabel Magna Carta Records NERFINISHED
reunion 2020

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Dream Theater associatedAct Liquid Tension Experiment
Dream Theater hasSideProject Liquid Tension Experiment